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Frank Hodge is the Orin and Janet Smith Endowed Dean of the UW Foster School of Business.

Frank Discussions

At the intersection of business and education, Frank Discussions is a series of brief executive interviews with the leaders defining innovation and industry today and tomorrow. Hosted by Frank Hodge, the Orin & Janet Smith Endowed Dean at the University of Washington’s Michael G. Foster School of Business, Frank Discussions looks beyond the business decisions making headlines to shed light on how and why great leaders do what they do.

In this insightful edition of “Frank Discussions,” Dean Frank Hodge interviews Jason Child, Executive Vice President and CFO of ArmRead More

Frank Discussions with Jason Child

Dean Frank Hodge was joined by Husky Football coach Kalen DeBoer for the latest installment of his series Frank Discussions, in which Hodge sits down with leaders from all walks of life for in-depth conversationsRead More

Frank Discussions with Kalen DeBoer

Frank had the opportunity to sit down with Catie Griggs, President of Business Operations for the Seattle Mariners, in front of a live audience of MBA students on January 10, 2023Read More

Frank Discussions with Catie Griggs

In our latest installment of Frank Discussions, Frank chats with Josh Rodriguez, Army veteran and Private Wealth Advisor at Goldman SachsRead More

Frank Discussions with Josh Rodriguez

In our latest installment of Frank Discussions, Frank chats with Brad Tilden, former CEO and current Board Chair of Alaska Airlines, about his storied career with the PNW-based airlineRead More

Frank Discussions with Brad Tilden

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Frank Hodge
Orin and Janet Smith Dean
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Christina Fong
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs
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Mark Forehand
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